palasyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• palasio — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palacio (“palace”), from Latin palātium, from Palātium (“Palatine Hill”), one of the seven hills of Rome.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈlasjo/ [pɐˈlaː.ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /paˈlasjo/ [pɐˈlas.jo]
• Rhymes: -asjo
• Syllabification: pa‧las‧yo

Noun

palasyo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. palace

   Synonyms: bahay-hari, alkasar

   Palasyo ng Malacañang ― Malacañang Palace

Further reading

• “palasyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018